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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Page
4
The Pittsburg Sun notes a sudden cold snap with six above and compares it with nearby regions at sub zero. Readers complain about the chill yet defend it as help to slow early spring growth, arguing praise is due for weather that delays blossoms and extends winter expectations.
A dated religious excerpt presents a verse from Matthew 5 48 urging followers to strive for perfection as their heavenly Father. The short note emphasizes moral aspiration.
A series of satirical quips comments on local politics in Kansas and national trends. It mocks sheriff candidates facing embezzlement charges, high school dating bans in Parsons, Har vard professors with honorary degrees, rock and roll predictions, and social manners.
A montage of pithy quips and humorous lines from various papers. One item notes walking as best exercise while avoiding a rundown feeling. Others joke about dreams, homes, neighbors, a wife called a walkie talkie, car screws, farm talk, and grain in the Sahara Desert.
The article argues newspapers shrink in number due to high costs and reader expectations for diverse services. Consolidations reduce editorial voices, weakening influence on public opinion. It contends elections show little support from the press, which can inform but not steer.
25 Years Ago Tomorrow marks the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rumble of 119 N. Garfield. A party in their honor is planned tonight at their son H. A. Rumble’s home. Fire destroyed the Homer Russell farm home eight miles southwest of Chanute Sunday night, starting around the chimney.
The 1960 campaign opens with Democrats and Republicans offering a restrained start due to perceived public contentment. Eisenhower and Nixon emphasize defense sufficiency and restrained spending, presenting peace and prosperity as key themes while avoiding fiery rhetoric as voters weigh individual leaders.
A detailed schedule for KOAM, KODE, KOTV and WDAF listings shows TV programs by time across Thursday and Friday, including news, soap operas, game shows, and prime time dramas with titles like The Today Show Newsroom and The Jack Paar Show. The long composite list notes channel numbers and various program blocks throughout the day.
Washington reports reveal Rep. William Dawson redirected the Kefauver drug price inquiry, stalling John Blatnik's probe into medicine costs for two years. The piece also notes Dawson halted a Mobile highway investigation after pressure from Frank Boykin and Ku Klux Klan links, while Blatnik plans to testify on the drug pricing issue.
Hiawatha resident Mrs G F Mueller 77 transcribes Sunday School lessons and sermons into Braille aiding blind individuals in Mississippi Florida India Ethiopia and Canada England British Columbia and New York She began after reading about Lutheran Braille Workers in 1951 and earned thanks from beneficiaries for her home based work with a Braille typewriter funded in part by her church which she repaid.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses marital strain from a wife joining a revivalist sect, noting religious fanaticism as a psychology outlet for sexual and existential tension. He compares fanaticism in St. Peter and Joan of Arc, and links hunger—gastric and sexual—to human behavior and moral fences.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates showing yearly and six month options. Rates vary for in state and outside counties with prices shown for three months and monthly plans. The notice reflects standard pricing and delivery terms for Chanute, Kansas readers.
A psychiatrist describes sublimation as an outlet for sexual maladjustment and cites a case where a wife’s menopause and marital frustration led to excessive religious fervor. He advises readers to request a booklet on sex problems in marriage from Dr. Crane via Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
Maple Park community reports multiple flu cases with several residents ill and a patient, Clyde Hodgen, undergoing major surgery at Mercy Hospital in Parsons. Marilyn Jones cared for her sister ill with flu in Chanute, school dismissed in Galesburg, and county club to meet Feb 11 for a noon basket dinner at Ralph Gough home.
En route in Mexico City Kan sas Unesco tourists view Beverly Hills of Mexico and Chapultepec Castle with a historic museum. The group travels from Monterrey to Laredo and Dallas before continuing home via Ixmiquilpan, stopping at Hotel Taninul among orange groves.
Neosho Valley cooperative creamery meeting held in Erie on Thursday attended by Mr. and Mrs. C. Hines and others. Mrs. Hazel Lamb visited Wichita with daughter Mrs. Dale Vaughn. Vaughn and Mannen families joined Mrs. C. L. Cox and Walter Milner for a Erie gathering. Regular callers and visits noted including Dean Scott of Chanute and trips to Fredonia for school and business. Omer Smith and family buy house in Buffalo. move planned soon.
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